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brown said we need an initiative measure. they said let's make it real progressive, and make sure that it is for schools, and so they changed the referendum months before -- you know literally a minute before it needed to be on the ballot, and governor brown was fantastic, and what hand was we won this referendum for revenues that are going to be directed to colleges and schools in the wake of a place that has had cut after cut after cut, and also beat out the referendum that said silence workers. so both of these things won in california, and the other thing that won in california was a win against obstructionism by having enough democrats in -- in the legislature to stop the kind of filibustering that was going on there. and then you saw it also in florida, beating back the -- you know, back door let's kill public schools with vouchers. you sanit idaho, beating back this overreach of attesting fixation, and you saw it frankly, in indiana, where one of the poster children of let's bash the teachers was defeated by a teacher.
brown said we need an initiative measure. they said let's make it real progressive, and make sure that it is for schools, and so they changed the referendum months before -- you know literally a minute before it needed to be on the ballot, and governor brown was fantastic, and what hand was we won this referendum for revenues that are going to be directed to colleges and schools in the wake of a place that has had cut after cut after cut, and also beat out the referendum that said silence...
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then dissecting tuesday's results with california governor jerry brown. plus, cnn's dana bash looks at the grand old party and the new electral with republicans, former democratic congress john huntsman, cathy mcmorris-rogers, carlos gutierrez, and conservative activist gary bauer. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> good morning from california. the state that led the tax cut revolution in the late 1970s, but this last tuesday voted to raise taxes. we'll talk to governor jerry brown later in the show, but, first, that fiscal cliff. those tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled take place at the end of the year unless congress acts. president obama and house speaker john boehner picked up where they left off in dualing public appearances where both sounded consillatory, but didn't seem to budge much. must add to the president's to do list one more thing. he needs a cia director after general david petraeus resigned admitting to an extramarital affair. joining me now is robert menendez, later chairman of the house homeland security commi
then dissecting tuesday's results with california governor jerry brown. plus, cnn's dana bash looks at the grand old party and the new electral with republicans, former democratic congress john huntsman, cathy mcmorris-rogers, carlos gutierrez, and conservative activist gary bauer. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> good morning from california. the state that led the tax cut revolution in the late 1970s, but this last tuesday voted to raise taxes. we'll...
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they through more than $10 million in trying to defeat sherrod brown in ohio. while republicans may have to think about how they spending their money -- rethink it -- haley barber says the gop does not need to reconsider its ideology, instead they should be open to good policy like immigration reform. he said that would be good for the economy. he is also defending chris christie saying republicans should not blame him for romney's lost. chris christie said he just gave him credit for doing well. and points out he was the first governor to endorse mitt romney traveled tens of thousands of miles, and raised tens of thousands of dollars on his behalf. we're back after this. in romney's world, cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. that is a whole bunch of bunk. the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal democracy. all across america people are using lysol in hundreds of unexpected ways to help keep their homes healthy. ben's mom uses it around the bathtub, the last place where she wants to find mold. lysol disinfectant spray kills mold
they through more than $10 million in trying to defeat sherrod brown in ohio. while republicans may have to think about how they spending their money -- rethink it -- haley barber says the gop does not need to reconsider its ideology, instead they should be open to good policy like immigration reform. he said that would be good for the economy. he is also defending chris christie saying republicans should not blame him for romney's lost. chris christie said he just gave him credit for doing...
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you write "scared scared white men blaming the brown people who want stuff acting as if the bush tax cuts weren't from the fading empire. >> caller: diagram that sentence. >> yeah, wow. >> stephanie: but, you know, as you say you say that would require self reflection. it's easier to just blame the [bleep] racial slur for stealing your hubcaps rather than facing the fact that you're a [bleep] driver. >> caller: hasn't demographics become the new inner city or urban. our problem was demographics, which is really the most elaborate way they've come up with so far. >> stephanie: did you get the david gregory clip yesterday? >> yes! >> stephanie: i was going to say yesterday, demographics, they can blame whoever they want, chris christie, the hurricane god, whoever. he said it was demographics. >> caller: right, rather than what they actually believe that people weren't actually rejecting republican philosophy, they were merely voting because they want stuff. >> stephanie: yeah, yeah. i had to call chris immediately after this happened. jim, did you hear this? just listen to this david g
you write "scared scared white men blaming the brown people who want stuff acting as if the bush tax cuts weren't from the fading empire. >> caller: diagram that sentence. >> yeah, wow. >> stephanie: but, you know, as you say you say that would require self reflection. it's easier to just blame the [bleep] racial slur for stealing your hubcaps rather than facing the fact that you're a [bleep] driver. >> caller: hasn't demographics become the new inner city or urban....
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i covered the whitman and brown campaign and whitman outspent jerry brown by six times and she lost really bad. by 6 points at least. and that -- in california, it never matters if there are billionaires money doesn't matter in california elections but in national elections it always has. the traditional wisdom has now been bucked by this particular election. >> eliot: right. i think of the national spending patterns as well. you saw the sheldon adelsons. it is not clear to me all of his money, he backed a sequence of losers. somebody ed he was 0-9, all of the money simply bounced off of voter's consciousness. what will those funders say next time? >> you would have to ask sheldon adelson what he thought? i did meet some of these characters at some of the conventions. had a nice long talk with foster friess but what i think they're getting is somebody to listen to them, a place to put their money where their mouth is and where their values are. they may value that more than winning any particular race. >> eliot: even a consultant whom i rarely -- business models, go instead of giving it di
i covered the whitman and brown campaign and whitman outspent jerry brown by six times and she lost really bad. by 6 points at least. and that -- in california, it never matters if there are billionaires money doesn't matter in california elections but in national elections it always has. the traditional wisdom has now been bucked by this particular election. >> eliot: right. i think of the national spending patterns as well. you saw the sheldon adelsons. it is not clear to me all of his...
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think of as the part where paul brown's constituents write in charles darwin for him, is the lemon twist. the improved whiskey cocktail. sometimes even really good things can get better. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again monday night. now it's time "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great weekend. i'm going to spend it with this. >>> and so the second term cabinet changes have begun. the hard way. and the president has an easy way of raising taxes on the rich if republicans play tough. we are only 53 days away from going off the fiscal cliff. which is really just a fiscal curb. >> we have breaking news regarding general david pa tras. >> the head of the cia saying that he is resigning. >> a man greatly admired. >> bad news doesn't get any better with age. >> this is certainly a bombshell. >> the inevitable cabinet shuffle comes at a crucial time. >> a very big day in washington. >> the american people voted for action, not politics as usual. >> the president will layout his view of the economy going forward. >> president obama seats his sights on avoiding th
think of as the part where paul brown's constituents write in charles darwin for him, is the lemon twist. the improved whiskey cocktail. sometimes even really good things can get better. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again monday night. now it's time "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great weekend. i'm going to spend it with this. >>> and so the second term cabinet changes have begun. the hard way. and the president has an easy way of raising...
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tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between the elizabeth warren new wing that should definitely be progressive. out front on issues. the cameras are going to be out there. will there be push back from the moderate caucus? i think that will be an interesting part to watch as much as the tea party phenomenon on the right. >> eliot: you're right. there will be significant moderate voices pushing back against the progressive wing of the party. but it is renewed resuscitated. you have elizabeth warren and voices that have strength and passion and support. >> there is no question about it. you have to take what david s
tammy baldwin, sherrod brown his re-election he's a tried and true liberal. but they have got political elements to deal with because you have moderates heidi heitkamp, one of the biggest surprise. she railed against the president and said he's an enemy of big oil and energy interests. jon tester won for re-election in montana and was critical of the president. you've got senators up in 2014 in louisiana, alaska so i think there could be some tension even we know the democratic caucus between...
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population voted to increase taxes on the wealthy and in a very significant victory that was led by jerry brown much to his credit. what will the president offered? has he put numbers on the table that you're aware of that say to the republicans here is a deal you must accept? >> i don't know that he has. i was gratified to hear rich trumka coming out of a meeting with the president. look, what the formulation has got to be is that we end the absurd situation where one out of four profitability corporations pays nothing in federal taxes. we're losing over $100 billion every year because the rich and corporations are putting their money in the cayman islands. we have triple military spending since 1997, spending almost as much as the rest of the world combined. in other words eliot, there are fair ways to do deficit reduction without doing as the republicans want cutting social security which by the way has nothing to do with the deficit. cutting medicare benefits, medicaid benefits or education. >> eliot: look, the ratio that i referenced earlier where last year, the bargain was $10 of cutting
population voted to increase taxes on the wealthy and in a very significant victory that was led by jerry brown much to his credit. what will the president offered? has he put numbers on the table that you're aware of that say to the republicans here is a deal you must accept? >> i don't know that he has. i was gratified to hear rich trumka coming out of a meeting with the president. look, what the formulation has got to be is that we end the absurd situation where one out of four...
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i think actually the slogan for the republican party in 2016 is going to be hey brown people. because they're trying to warm up to hispanics at this point. i understand at the operative level, at the level of a steve schmidt. they clearly understand they've got to find a way to move at least a percentage, at least 35% of latino voters back into the persuadable column. their base is hardened in the parts of the country where nothing changed. their guys that were elected in the deep south were still there. they lost in some swing states like florida and illinois but in the deep parts of the country, their base listens to rush limbaugh. they're not evolving and house republicans are still afraid of being primaried and how they're going to sell that to scared house republicans. >> i have to add something if i may. because a band-aid is not going to work. and adding gonzalez and perez and juan and maria is not a sustainable solution. i hope what we're seeing as an olive branch is not just a token but we look at the strategic platform of what the party stands for so that it is truly
i think actually the slogan for the republican party in 2016 is going to be hey brown people. because they're trying to warm up to hispanics at this point. i understand at the operative level, at the level of a steve schmidt. they clearly understand they've got to find a way to move at least a percentage, at least 35% of latino voters back into the persuadable column. their base is hardened in the parts of the country where nothing changed. their guys that were elected in the deep south were...
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scott brown's pickup truck for sale on craigslist. lol. rarely used green gmc pickup truck used to drive up votes. truck always seems to pull to the right. [ applause ] >> stephanie: say it with me elizabeth warren. >> that scott brown truck is the crawford ranch of the [ inaudible ] . >> john dan on twitter has a question, does this mean bill graham's website can now go back on youtube as a cult. >> exactly. we have had only one catholic. there was the first race everywhere there were no wasps in the top spot either. mormons should be very very proud. >> and the only protestant was president obama. >> exactly. >> stephanie: john, the important news, diane sawyer absolutely was not drunk. no one has a more exhausting work schedule than john fugelsang. >> i'm the giving tree. >> stephanie: a source close to the situation, whoever gets her wine, for anyone who thinks that diane sawyer was drunk on the air just doesn't know her. she was extremely exhausted from her work schedule. although he just posted that earlier video from the '90s where
scott brown's pickup truck for sale on craigslist. lol. rarely used green gmc pickup truck used to drive up votes. truck always seems to pull to the right. [ applause ] >> stephanie: say it with me elizabeth warren. >> that scott brown truck is the crawford ranch of the [ inaudible ] . >> john dan on twitter has a question, does this mean bill graham's website can now go back on youtube as a cult. >> exactly. we have had only one catholic. there was the first race...
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between her and scott brown. >> the temperamental differences were visible. and i think that canceling that last debate was very telling. i think that sent a signal to voters in massachusetts. scott brown did not want to debate elizabeth warren. >> bill: she also proved to be a formidable candidate. someone who had never run for office before. >> think about that. really, really rare for anybody to run for the united states senate right off the bat first campaign. but for a woman to take that step, it was a big deal. >> bill: you of course, not taking any credit away from emily's list because you deserve a lot of the credit. you must admit you also were lucky in getting todd akin and richard mourdock we might say -- >> lift all of us up. here's the thing about todd akin, i don't know how much -- the tea party continues but the problem is the republican party is helping us. and that's a problem for women in this country. todd akin made a statement that a lot of republicans believe. now maybe not specifically but this whole concept of what is going on with wome
between her and scott brown. >> the temperamental differences were visible. and i think that canceling that last debate was very telling. i think that sent a signal to voters in massachusetts. scott brown did not want to debate elizabeth warren. >> bill: she also proved to be a formidable candidate. someone who had never run for office before. >> think about that. really, really rare for anybody to run for the united states senate right off the bat first campaign. but for a...
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that's paul brown of georgia and on tuesday he won back his house seat and therefore his place on the house science committee. there was no suspense about his unopposed. but in a development worthy of national recognition, i need to tell you that nearly 4,000 of paul brown's constituents went into the voting booth on tuesday and decided that just voting for unopposed paul braun or just not voting for anybody in that race, nearly 4,000 people in his district decided they would write in a worthy opponent for him. nearly 4,000 in his district wrote in the name charles darwin. instead of voting for the evolution is lies from the pit of hill guy. which is maybe as good a reminder as we are ever going to get in this country that's not just when things seem dire that we should hope for improvement. sometimes even when things go great, good-bye todd akin, sometimes there is still room for yet more good news on top of something you already thought was pretty good. even great days sometimes get better. even something, for example, as great as a whiskey cocktail can be improved. so for a cocktai
that's paul brown of georgia and on tuesday he won back his house seat and therefore his place on the house science committee. there was no suspense about his unopposed. but in a development worthy of national recognition, i need to tell you that nearly 4,000 of paul brown's constituents went into the voting booth on tuesday and decided that just voting for unopposed paul braun or just not voting for anybody in that race, nearly 4,000 people in his district decided they would write in a worthy...
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organization and others spent against this president and against some of our candidates like a sherrod brown who was outspent 3 to 1 and still prevailed says a lot about the strength of our message and the inadequacy of trying to use anger points to motivate people, trying to use hate to motivate people and having a message about this country and inclusive of everyone. >> six of the eight candidates you supported did lose along with mitt romney. foster frieze said too much money was spent on advertising. donald trump tweeted that karl rove should be fired. did you make mistakes in how you spent the money? >> i want to address something that karen said. i don't know of any ads that were hateful. go and look at them on our youtube channel. that's a lot of spin right over there. on the senate side, we did and i'll be the first person to admit have problems on the recruitment side. over the last two election cycles, republicans lost at least six senate seats not because of bad messaging coming from our party, but we had candidates outraised and not ready for the platform that a senate candidate
organization and others spent against this president and against some of our candidates like a sherrod brown who was outspent 3 to 1 and still prevailed says a lot about the strength of our message and the inadequacy of trying to use anger points to motivate people, trying to use hate to motivate people and having a message about this country and inclusive of everyone. >> six of the eight candidates you supported did lose along with mitt romney. foster frieze said too much money was spent...
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that's paul brown of georgia and on tuesday he won back his house seat and therefore his place on the house science committee. there was no suspense about his unopposed. but in a development worthy of national recognition, i need to tell you that nearly 4,000 of paul brown's constituents went into the voting booth on tuesday and decided that just voting for unopposed paul braun or just not voting for anybody in that race, nearly 4,000 people in his district decided they would write in a worthy opponent for him. nearly 4,000 in his district wrote in the name charles darwin. instead of voting for the evolution is lies from the pit of hill guy. which is maybe as good a reminder as we are ever going to get in this country that's not just when things seem dire that we should hope for improvement. sometimes even when things go great, good-bye todd akin, sometimes there is still room for yet more good news on top of something you already thought was pretty good. even great days sometimes get better. even something, for example, as great as a whiskey cocktail can be improved. so for a cocktai
that's paul brown of georgia and on tuesday he won back his house seat and therefore his place on the house science committee. there was no suspense about his unopposed. but in a development worthy of national recognition, i need to tell you that nearly 4,000 of paul brown's constituents went into the voting booth on tuesday and decided that just voting for unopposed paul braun or just not voting for anybody in that race, nearly 4,000 people in his district decided they would write in a worthy...
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so it was an uphill battle of course but governor brown took the leadership to really push that prop 30 forward so the people of california have spoken. thank goodness. i hope that members of congress really understand that this is -- it is, bill, very similar to what happened. >> bill: yeah, it was a combination -- he didn't use all of the same rhetoric of president obama, the combination of spending cuts and tax increases and new revenue right? which has got to be the solution. >> absolutely. i think what we have to be careful of is that these cuts are proper cuts that they don't create havoc in the lives of the most vulnerable and low income individuals. >> bill: that's what i wanted to ask you about. do we know where these cuts would hit and who would be hardest hit by them? >> well, of course, across-the-board cuts, sequestration takes place, which of course, i could not support we're going to see this 8% to 10% cut across the board. so you're going to see children's programs cut. you're going to see other cuts, some terrible, terrible cuts take place. that people really cannot
so it was an uphill battle of course but governor brown took the leadership to really push that prop 30 forward so the people of california have spoken. thank goodness. i hope that members of congress really understand that this is -- it is, bill, very similar to what happened. >> bill: yeah, it was a combination -- he didn't use all of the same rhetoric of president obama, the combination of spending cuts and tax increases and new revenue right? which has got to be the solution. >>...
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they knew they would lose black and brown voters and young voters from 2008 and went out and got more. republicans know that. it's demographics and mechanics on the ground. and they got whooped in both departments. if they don't make changes, they're a minority party in 2016 and beyond. >> we're running out of time. chris, if you had one word of advice for the gop moving ahead, what would it be, if you can put if in one word or two. >> it's actually simple. diversify. you can't be a party that speaks only to white people and think you're going to win an election in an increasingly diverse country with increasingly diverse voices and backgrounds. that is the fundamental problem with the republicans. they're living in the past, and if they keep doing what they're doing, they'll be in the past. >> sam, it's a great pleasure having him on. chris, a.b., michael as well, we see you tomorrow. right now power crews are back on the road trying to restore power to people hit by last night's snowstorm while they're still suffering from hurricane sandy. casino republican sheldon adelson gets arou
they knew they would lose black and brown voters and young voters from 2008 and went out and got more. republicans know that. it's demographics and mechanics on the ground. and they got whooped in both departments. if they don't make changes, they're a minority party in 2016 and beyond. >> we're running out of time. chris, if you had one word of advice for the gop moving ahead, what would it be, if you can put if in one word or two. >> it's actually simple. diversify. you can't be a...
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do you saute until brown? yes. how much dill? you know what people i can't come to all of your houses. do it to taste. >> why would you put salt on something that has sauerkraut. that would be flower overkill. >> stephanie: don't bother me. >> i need more salt on my anchovies. >> stephanie: i would think bacon. >> i think bacon would take care of the salt. >> stephanie: listen, trust my mom. >> all right, i do. >> stephanie: all right. now we bring you. >> take an entire pig and slaughter-- >> stephanie: the recount over obama's re-election. hard to keep track. is it me or are people losing their--bleep-- >> caller: the right wing is. >> stephanie: give me music for this. some of the nation ceos took out their frustration on their employees. this is toddler spinning on their back in the walmart parking lot. nothing has changed from tuesday to thursday, except obama won and they're freaking out. one ceo said a prayer to his employees and then laid off half of them. john schnatte, because his 40,000-square-foot house is not enough.
do you saute until brown? yes. how much dill? you know what people i can't come to all of your houses. do it to taste. >> why would you put salt on something that has sauerkraut. that would be flower overkill. >> stephanie: don't bother me. >> i need more salt on my anchovies. >> stephanie: i would think bacon. >> i think bacon would take care of the salt. >> stephanie: listen, trust my mom. >> all right, i do. >> stephanie: all right. now we...
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the fact that they want scott brown back in the senate. they don't want susan rice to be secretary of state. you know what they want to be secretary of state? john kerry. and we know that you know, this is from anastacia who writes this. these two men are trying to get scott brown back in the senate and trashing susan rice to get kerry as secretary of state. i could not agree more, ans at a sha. the liberals are all afraid if you make john kerry john kerry secretary of state scott brown he's sitting there in his truck in massachusetts, he's got a big fund raising apparatus he's ready to campaign. he has the ground organization ready. and he will just try to snatch up john kerry's seat. you know what? the folks in massachusetts might go ahead and vote for him just to watch him and elizabeth warren have to be colleagues together after their ugly campaign. voters have done much sillier things. i was in california when austrian weightlifter got to be governor. i think that's a really good point. i think you're seeing them doing everything they
the fact that they want scott brown back in the senate. they don't want susan rice to be secretary of state. you know what they want to be secretary of state? john kerry. and we know that you know, this is from anastacia who writes this. these two men are trying to get scott brown back in the senate and trashing susan rice to get kerry as secretary of state. i could not agree more, ans at a sha. the liberals are all afraid if you make john kerry john kerry secretary of state scott brown he's...
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committee and i have to say a better one than reince priebus, he's an msnbc political analyst and willie brown was mayor of san francisco. i have to say one thing about california, mayor, you know, i thought this race -- i'm going to say -- it was like the west greenwich village got the vote for figure. same-sex marriage, marijuana, raise taxes to pay for education. this is the most liberal electorate i have seen out there since lbj's day. your thoughts quickly on what happened tuesday. >> well, i think that what happened tuesday is the republican party literally gave it away. they have within obviously succumbing to whatever was required from the tea party for so long that they have gotten out of step with who the people are, what the people care about, and why the people would be motivated to vote. they didn't do a job of selling the republican party with anything anybody could support. >> okay. what's the suppression thing? we all know usually historically suppression means usually directed at the minority vote. we will make it difficult for you to vote. we will -- what do we call it? i can
committee and i have to say a better one than reince priebus, he's an msnbc political analyst and willie brown was mayor of san francisco. i have to say one thing about california, mayor, you know, i thought this race -- i'm going to say -- it was like the west greenwich village got the vote for figure. same-sex marriage, marijuana, raise taxes to pay for education. this is the most liberal electorate i have seen out there since lbj's day. your thoughts quickly on what happened tuesday....
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why do you think scott brown canceled the last debate? charles is calling from birmingham alabama. what do you say? >> buenos dias senor. >> bill: buenos dias. >> caller: bill, i have not heard a lot of discussion about how the withdrawal from afghanistan might affect the budget negotiations. >> bill: yeah, that raises a very good question, charles. inappreciate hearing from you on this veterans day. the president has talked about that terry. he's said, without maybe -- i haven't heard a specific number but one of the advantages of ending the war in iraq and drawing down troops in afghanistan is that ought to free up some funds for nation building here at home. >> absolutely. it is very important. one of the parts of nation building we have to engage in is being sure we're there for all of our veterans. for the women and men who have been in afghanistan and in iraq. the ptsd, post-traumatic stress dissort a huge issue for returning veterans. homelessness is an enormous issue and jobs is an enormous issue for veterans. we need a jobs program for the returning veterans. what we need
why do you think scott brown canceled the last debate? charles is calling from birmingham alabama. what do you say? >> buenos dias senor. >> bill: buenos dias. >> caller: bill, i have not heard a lot of discussion about how the withdrawal from afghanistan might affect the budget negotiations. >> bill: yeah, that raises a very good question, charles. inappreciate hearing from you on this veterans day. the president has talked about that terry. he's said, without maybe --...
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sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters ultimately decided to re- elect. >> it is an honor to accept your trust back to the united states senate. [applause] today has -- is an historic election in montana. tens of thousands of radio ads, tv commercials, fliers in the mail, many of them from big corporations who spent millions of dollars china by montana's vote. this victory is our victory. it proves that neither corporations nor billionaires' can buy the state of montana and by elections. >> that is the democratic senator who will go back to the senate. there were a number of firsts in your state,
sherrod brown put it at the front of his agenda in ohio. tammy baldwin, a big supporter of the constitutional amendment, even the new senator from maine, a supporter of what can properly be described as aggressive, even radical, responses to money and politics. we ought to embrace this and make it the central theme of the next few months. this ought to be a movement that grows because it is clear, people want the change. >> one of the closely watched senate races was montana were voters...
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committee and i have to say a better one than reince priebus, he's an msnbc political analyst, and willie brown was mayor of san francisco. i have to say one thing about california, mayor, you know, i thought this race -- i'm going to say -- it was like the west greenwich village got the vote for everything. same-sex marriage, marijuana, raise taxes to pay for education. this is the most liberal electorate i have seen out there since lbj's day. your thoughts quickly on what happened tuesday. >> well, i think that what happened tuesday is the republican party literally gave it away. they have been obviously succumbing to whatever was required from the tea party for so long that they have gotten out of step with who the people are, what the people care about, and why the people would be motivated to vote. they didn't do a job of selling the republican party with anything anybody could support. >> okay. what's the suppression thing? we all know usually historically suppression means usually directed at the minority vote. we will make it difficult for you to vote. we will -- what do we call it? i c
committee and i have to say a better one than reince priebus, he's an msnbc political analyst, and willie brown was mayor of san francisco. i have to say one thing about california, mayor, you know, i thought this race -- i'm going to say -- it was like the west greenwich village got the vote for everything. same-sex marriage, marijuana, raise taxes to pay for education. this is the most liberal electorate i have seen out there since lbj's day. your thoughts quickly on what happened tuesday....
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from two, a national health perspective, really do you want a sort of white male party and a brown party with white women kind of being split back and forth? seems -- >> that sounds like a lot of southern races. you saw this up close 15 years ago. >> absolutely. i remember -- you can talk about all this data. i remember the gore campaign in 2000, our big technological move was putting a webcam in the campaign headquarters so people could watch online. >> i'm sure it was fascinating. >> big legacy thing that will help democrats in the future is never before has the democratic party been able to combine their data sets, fund-raisers, online organizers, their voter file which has been around a long time, their volunteer database. it took months in chicago to do this. this is something that lasts. >> this will be a gift to the democratic party. >> but just eight years ago we were talking about, ken mehlman and karl rove have just made this an unbeatable party every improve upon, and the incentive is to the loser often, to go and upgrade. so we see everything improving. but i don't think that
from two, a national health perspective, really do you want a sort of white male party and a brown party with white women kind of being split back and forth? seems -- >> that sounds like a lot of southern races. you saw this up close 15 years ago. >> absolutely. i remember -- you can talk about all this data. i remember the gore campaign in 2000, our big technological move was putting a webcam in the campaign headquarters so people could watch online. >> i'm sure it was...
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have the browns paid you for their addition yet? your finances are scattered all over the place. what are your monthly expenses? you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind... with quickbooks. organize your small business finances... all in one place. quickbooks pulls in information from other sources. even online banking and customer information. visit tryquickbooksfree.com today to start for free. and now your business can be at...
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steamy details. >> did he call her brown sugar in the letters? >> i don't know. rule's have to buy them for $100 and find out. >> bill: this makes me wonder what general petraeus' e-mails would sell for. before we get -- so do we have to start there? i don't know. i want to start on something else. the story that i find most intrigueing this morning eric burns is you're married. >> yes, i am. >> bill: okay. does maria drive? >> that's one word for it. yes, she does. >> oh! >> she's a fantastic driver. she's like mario andretti. when i'm in the car when anyone is in the car with her i fear for my life because she's often distracted. but she is a very good driver. >> bill: you better be careful what you say here because she's watching. there is a story out this morning that for the first time in this country, there are more female drivers than male drive errs on the road. >> yes. >> bill: i think it is good news. i think overall women are better drivers than men. don't you agree? >> more cautious. more responsible. according to the article, more interested in envir
steamy details. >> did he call her brown sugar in the letters? >> i don't know. rule's have to buy them for $100 and find out. >> bill: this makes me wonder what general petraeus' e-mails would sell for. before we get -- so do we have to start there? i don't know. i want to start on something else. the story that i find most intrigueing this morning eric burns is you're married. >> yes, i am. >> bill: okay. does maria drive? >> that's one word for it. yes,...
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more votes toward the magic 60 number on the democratic side will have a little bit -- well, scott brown was one of the republicans that was being counted on. my personal instinct is that the senate is doable. it is eric cantor -- you know who could play tremendous role is paul ryan. he is a champion of the conservative side of the party, but his voting record shows that he will vote for smart compromises. he will moderate his views. and he is someone who could really sell a deal to the republican right. the question is, is this the first step that he was to take toward being the nominee, cutting a deal with obama? or does he want to be the champion of, no way, we will stick with the ryan budget to the last man? >>, speaking of all right for a second, the most famous republicans in the house -- speaking of paul reihan for a setting, the most famous republicans in the house, paul ryan did all right on site. but a couple of the others, michelle bachmann had close race. alan west looks like he is going to lose. some really close contest for some well-known candidates. >> we have seen this i
more votes toward the magic 60 number on the democratic side will have a little bit -- well, scott brown was one of the republicans that was being counted on. my personal instinct is that the senate is doable. it is eric cantor -- you know who could play tremendous role is paul ryan. he is a champion of the conservative side of the party, but his voting record shows that he will vote for smart compromises. he will moderate his views. and he is someone who could really sell a deal to the...
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regulations unlike what you hear in the conservative media outlets president obama has not deployed his brown shirts to confiscate private property and redistribute zain tangles wealth it hasn't choked out the private sector with big government regulations in fact corporate profits under president obama are astronomically high the average annual real corporate profit growth rate since president obama took office is seventy seven point nine percent making him the best president for corporate profits since nineteen hundred in second place is republican warren harding who ran on a campaign platform in one nine hundred twenty of quote less government in business more business in government and quote in corporate profits only surge seventeen percent during harding's term. president obama has been corporate america's best friend after swimming an astronomically high profits corporations and albion as to reinvest some of that wealth back into their employees by providing them with health insurance through lease they can do it's humane and seriously do you really want to eat at a restaurant filled wi
regulations unlike what you hear in the conservative media outlets president obama has not deployed his brown shirts to confiscate private property and redistribute zain tangles wealth it hasn't choked out the private sector with big government regulations in fact corporate profits under president obama are astronomically high the average annual real corporate profit growth rate since president obama took office is seventy seven point nine percent making him the best president for corporate...
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he says lawmakers will work with governor jerry brown who told us his priorities including high-speed rail, education and a budget. >> the voters have trusted the elected representative, maybe even me and now we have to meet that trust. >> reporter: we found voters who say they have concerns about one party being in control. >> there is not going to be any check and balance. they will be able to enact more taxes and we will have less say in it. >> reporter: she says there are no plans to raise more taxes but opponents say it is their number one concern. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three democratic candidates will be receiving contra costa county. they are all expected to win despite a large number of mail in ballots left to be counted. buchanan served 18 years on the school district board. frasier won an open seat and skinner served the old district 14 since 2008. >>> voters in richmond turned down a penny per ounce tax on drinks like soda. measure n went down to defeat with 67% voting no. supporters said it would have produced childhood obesity. >>> senator di
he says lawmakers will work with governor jerry brown who told us his priorities including high-speed rail, education and a budget. >> the voters have trusted the elected representative, maybe even me and now we have to meet that trust. >> reporter: we found voters who say they have concerns about one party being in control. >> there is not going to be any check and balance. they will be able to enact more taxes and we will have less say in it. >> reporter: she says...
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people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were leaving. it is helpful to have the states to give you a lesson on what happens when you decide to raise taxes on the rich. they move a. >> moving ahead to the fiscal cliff. john boehner has reiterated that the newly elected house republican majority is opposed to raising tax rates. they're willing to accept new revenue under certain conditions. what is your reaction to that? them have signed? -- could that violate the pledge that most of them assigned to? >> if we had a recovery the strength of reagan's recovery, there would be 10 million more americans at work today. if we take reagan's path of less s
people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were...
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you saw in ohio, the most important state, president obama, sherrod brown returns to office, speaking tissues about fairness, the role of government, these are important issues, and then on the other side, you had a republican party, a discredited brand with a shrinking base out of touch with the values. >> so, when you talk about this senate coalition -- let me bring to paul gigot, was this a race that mitt romney could have won? >> of course, he could have won. he only lost by 100,000 votes in ohio. he lost by less than in florida, 70,000 in florida. lot closer than katrina suggest it was. $100 million unanswered ads can do to an alternative candidate. mitt romney ran as a biographer candidate. but what the obama campaign did was they systemically destroy that biography. he never recovered from the summer in the exit polls, romney still had a net unfavorable rating. in the exit polls, it actually was a net-unfavorable. this was more about a flawed messenger than a flawed message. there are brobshe immigration position of the republican party. but fundamentally, mitt romney never mad
you saw in ohio, the most important state, president obama, sherrod brown returns to office, speaking tissues about fairness, the role of government, these are important issues, and then on the other side, you had a republican party, a discredited brand with a shrinking base out of touch with the values. >> so, when you talk about this senate coalition -- let me bring to paul gigot, was this a race that mitt romney could have won? >> of course, he could have won. he only lost by...
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brown did manage to beat darwin and all other challengers. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> so last night on "politics nation," megan mccain spoke with reverend al sharpton about the direction of the gop and where she thinks the party went wrong. >> i think we haven't done a good job of reaching out to minorities, reaching out to women. i think gay marriage is an issue that's a generational issue that's quite clearly trending towards passing in all states in america. for whatever reason, this obsession with social issues is killing us. it was a very difficult night. that tweet i sent out was one of the most popular things i ever tweeted in the almost 2 1/2 years i've been on twitter. this is a very harsh reality that we're facing right now, but i'm not shocked or surprised. i knew this when my father lost. i've been sort of ost that sized for my party that i've discussed with you on this show before. i don't know what people want anymore. i don't know what people in this party want anymore. if they're not going to accept pe
brown did manage to beat darwin and all other challengers. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> so last night on "politics nation," megan mccain spoke with reverend al sharpton about the direction of the gop and where she thinks the party went wrong. >> i think we haven't done a good job of reaching out to minorities, reaching out to women. i think gay marriage is an issue that's a generational issue that's quite clearly trending towards passing in all...
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you can't say they are brown and they are brown >> this is a key point. i think the discussion has gotten reductive. people who are latino or asian think about policy and whether they want their taxes to go up or down. there is no question there was ideal logical ratification that happened in this election. >> what i love about this, they are never going to turn to policy and say what about pro-choice? >> maybe we should open up to that. >> it is amazing that rush is saying that less than 48 hours after what is termed a whomping in this race. they cannot take a few days to think about where they want to go. >> rush never ceases to amaze, alex wagner at 12:00 noon. and chris haze saturday and sunday morning at 8:00 am. >> thank you for joining me tonight. >> coming up karl rove saying that democrats expressed the vote. >> david corn and rob beard r reich will join me on that one. how team obama actually dit. and a last word exclusive the woman responsible for fired up and ready to go. i don't want you to watch unless you have been elected to the senate. i
you can't say they are brown and they are brown >> this is a key point. i think the discussion has gotten reductive. people who are latino or asian think about policy and whether they want their taxes to go up or down. there is no question there was ideal logical ratification that happened in this election. >> what i love about this, they are never going to turn to policy and say what about pro-choice? >> maybe we should open up to that. >> it is amazing that rush is...